Boiling Springs State Park, River Trail - Woodward, OK - October 27, 2010

   A view of the North Canadian River from the River Trail in Boiling Springs State Park

Location: Boiling Springs State Park - River Trail - Woodward, OK


Map: http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=36.450889,-99.30027&spn=0.008406,0.013754&t=h&z=16&msid=103228297516276567813.000493fe78c8c00fa062b
Observation date: 10/27/10

Number of species: 11



Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias    1

Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus    2

American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos    4

Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis    9

Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor    7

White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis    2

Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus    3

American Robin - Turdus migratorius    35

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata    2

Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis    6

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis    9
About the North Canadian River
(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Canadian_River)
 
The North Canadian River is a tributary of the Canadian River, approximately 440 miles (710 km) long, that flows through New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma in the United States.
The North Canadian River rises just east of Des Moines, New Mexico in Union County, New Mexico; it is known as Corrumpa Creek. From here and throughout the Oklahoma Panhandle, it normally does not have much standing water. From there it flows eastwardly through the Oklahoma Panhandle, where it is known as the Beaver River. The Beaver River is dammed near Hardesty as Optima Dam. Originally approved in the 1930s, it was envisioned to provide drinking water to area communities, but construction did not occur until the 1960s. The Coldwater Creek empties into the Beaver River at Optima Dam. It flows southeastward into the Texas Panhandle into Sherman County, Texas for six miles, turning northeast and back into the Oklahoma Panhandle before continuing on to the east. It enters Northwest Oklahoma and turns southeast and takes the name North Canadian River where it is joined by Wolf Creek just south of the town of Fort Supply, Oklahoma. It is dammed at Canton, Oklahoma in Blaine County where it forms Canton Lake. It flows past Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 708 km, joining the Canadian River.

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-SPQ 11/1/2010